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suppositious
sup·pos·i·ti·tious S0907600 (sə-pŏz′ĭ-tĭsh′əs) or sup·po·si·tious (sŭp′ə-zĭsh′əs)adj.1. Substituted with fraudulent intent; spurious.2. Hypothetical; supposed.
[From Latin suppositīcius, from suppositus, past participle of suppōnere, to substitute; see suppose.]
sup·pos′i·ti′tious·ly adv.suppositious (ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃəs) adjdeduced from supposition; hypothetical. Also: suppositionary ˌsuppoˈsitiously adv ˌsuppoˈsitiousness nsup•po•si•tious (ˌsʌp əˈzɪʃ əs)
adj. supposititious. [1615–25] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | suppositious - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, supposititious, divinatory, supposedtheoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" |
suppositiousadjective1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative:bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, supposititious.2. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, inferential, presumptive, supposed, suppositional, supposititious, suppositive.suppositious
Related to suppositious: supposititiousSynonyms for suppositiousadj fraudulently or deceptively imitativeSynonyms- bogus
- counterfeit
- fake
- false
- fraudulent
- phony
- sham
- spurious
- supposititious
adj presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive groundsSynonyms- conjectural
- hypothetic
- hypothetical
- inferential
- presumptive
- supposed
- suppositional
- supposititious
- suppositive
Synonyms for suppositiousadj based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidenceSynonyms- conjectural
- hypothetic
- hypothetical
- suppositional
- supposititious
- divinatory
- supposed
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